Established in 2023, Controlled Combat's focus is an enjoyable, professional sports experience for competitors and spectators.
Controlled Combat is not only about the competitors, but the spectators and fans of Jiu Jitsu.
The vision of Controlled Combat is to bring the Jiu Jitsu community together, focus on the talents of competitors, and create an environment of learning.
Mike Deyo
Owner
I started my martial arts journey at a very young age in Judo where I competed in tournaments around the United States. This led to an interest in all disciplines. These include Muay Thai, Jiu Jitsu, Karate, Wrestling, and eventually Mixed Martial Arts.
I managed professional kickboxing athletes and mixed martial artists throughout the Nation. I realized I had a passion for assisting athletes’ growth personally and professionally.
My son began training Jiu Jitsu in January 2022 at the age of four. His competitiveness, eagerness, and love of the sport allowed me to assist as a coach in the gym which led to a competition team in September 2022. In 2023, I decided to plan my first Controlled Combat Jiu Jitsu event with many more to come in the various disciplines of combat sports.
NEWS!
04/2025
CC finished its largest and smoothest event yet. Thank you to everyone that was able to make it and a huge congratulations to Lucas Montalvao for winning the Male absolute cash bracket and the $500 prize!
Register for future events and don't forget about our annual pass for $250. Contact MDeyo@Controlled-Combat.com for details.
03/2025
CC has so many announcements!!!
New Event Alerts!!!
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We have partnered with Zach Davis and Groundswell MMA to host a tournament on September 27, Groundswell MMA in Frederick, MD! See event on the Events and Registration Page
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Another Partnership is with Seminar Stack! We will host an event at the Hollywood Casino near Hershey, PA on August 2. You can find this on the Events and Registration Page or SmoothComp
New Sponsor/Partnership Alerts!!!
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We welcome A1 Grappler Nutrition to the CC family. You can get your Mobility (Joints), Power (Protein), Fuel (Pre-Workout), and Target (Brain and Focus) supplements at their site or during any CC event. To access these products please use the following link: A1 Grappler Nutrition - Controlled Combat
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Another exciting partnership is in association with Seminar Stack. Adopt-A-Cop BJJ is a wonderful organization! Learn more about this organization on the Sponsorship Page.
02/2025
Another wonderful event completed with our friends from Zero BJJ! Thank you all that competed and assisted with the event.
We continue to expand our reach and get new venues! July 19 we will be hosting an event with Combat Principles in Burtonsville, MD. Head to our events page or looks it up on Smoothcomp. See everyone at all of our upcomings events. March - Leesburg, VA; April - Millersville, MD; May - Ijamsville, MD; June - Gaithersburg, MD; July - Burtonsville, MD and more.
01/2025
Rules Update in effect for January 18, 2025 event in Gaithersburg, MD. We have heard your feedback and are updating our ruleset that will be in effect for next week's event. Some updates will be announced via social media in the next couple days but we wanted you to hear it first.
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Youth Guillotines will now NOT be allowed standing or grounded
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Adult Blue Belts ARE allowed to perform straight leg legs, twisting is still NOT allowed
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Previously, takedowns that ended in an opponent's guard did not lead to 2 points. This has been changed. 2 points will be awarded to competitors that initiate the takedown.
Controlled Combat cares about safety, your experience(s), and hearing from you. We received a lot of feedback since our inception in November 2023 and will continue evolving to make CC the most efficient, exciting, fun, family friendly environment for you as competitors, coaches, and parents.
Welcome to the Controlled Combat family Elevate Sports Performance! Harley is an elite trainer that also competes with us along with her husband Ashon. Check them out and bring your training to the next level.
11/2024
We are excited to announce partnership with Submission Snax and Keke's Cookies! Controlled Combat loves to partner with other companies to help grow our brands together. There is a lot of excitement about both of these sponsors!
Our next event is Saturday, December 7 in Millersville, MD! Sign up today for $50 registration. Smoothcomp registration
10/2024
Congratulation to Logan Hicks on his win in our Cash Bracket! He is a talented young athlete and has a very bright future ahead of him. Thank you to the other competitors as it was very exciting and entertaining. The amount of talent in the DMV+ area is insane!
Thank you to all that competed and attended our October 19 event. CC cannot believe that we just finished our 6th tournament in less than a year. We are now holding monthly tournaments rotating between MD, PA, and VA. Check out our Events page for more information!
Next up is November 23 in York, PA at Zero BJJ. See you there.
09/2024
Controlled Combat is excited to announce Three Major Updates starting at our October 19 event:
1: $500 Cash Prizes Brackets: No Gi, Single elimination, No belt requirement, 15+ age, +/- 135 lbs. Female and +/- 175 lbs. Male Brackets, winner takes all!
2: Madison Weight System: This is a popular tournament format, as seen in many wrestling tournaments, where there are no weight classes for registration and Controlled Combat pairs competitors into brackets. The reason for this is to discourage weight cutting, especially in youth athletes. NOTE: Controlled Combat will ask for experience (belt), age, and weight and pair up competitors into fair and equitable brackets (Ex. a 7 year old grey belt weighing 60 lbs. will be competing against similar age, belt, and weight. They will NOT be matched up against a 10 year old, yellow belt weighing 80 lbs. - Weight will be checked the day of the tournament)
Join us and Experience the Hype!
October 19 - Millersville, MD
https://smoothcomp.com/en/event/18215
November 23 - York, PA
https://smoothcomp.com/en/event/19026
December 7 - Millersville, MD
https://smoothcomp.com/en/event/19026
3: A huge welcome to our new sponsors! NevaStop Apparel and Stretch2Go LLC! Thank you for being a partner to Controlled Combat.
08/2024
Controlled Combat will be hosting our first event in PA on November 23, 2024! Thank you Zero Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for hosting us and our partnership. Register on SmoothComp @ https://smoothcomp.com/en/event/19026 and visit the Controlled Combat Events Page for current and future events.
We have completed our 5th event! This was the best turnout yet. 100 competitors and closed in on 300 total people at the venue. There was a delicious, puerto rican food truck outside while competitors worked hard and attendees cheered (almost as hard). There is some big news coming so stay tuned!!!! The rest of 2024 and 2025 is going to be huge.
07/2024
Controlled Combat is excited to announce our newest sponsor, Highfill Custom Woodworks! Go check out their portfolio and the amazing products they supply. Welcome to the CC team!
Rules Change: In the White/Blue Blue belt divisions, and equivalent belt ranking experience in no gi, twisting leg locks and neck cranks will no longer be legal. Controlled Combat cares first and foremost about safety. We also care about feedback from you as a competitor and this was important to the majority. If you have any other ideas, critiques, positives, please email us!
Why compete at Controlled Combat?
"This was the best grappling event we have been apart of because of the amount of mat time and feedback after matches our son got. The staff was also very accommodating by providing someone to coach him." - Hilarion M.
"Whether you are a beginner or advanced, everyone wants a well run meet. One that is organized, on time, and professionally run. But especially for the beginners, those meets that are chaos can discourage young people form ever going back. This was an excellent experience where our son could actually hear his coaching and as a result felt he got the most out of his rolls. Ecen the matches he lost, he felt good about the experience and made a new friend. This has recommitted him to the sport. We look forward to the next meet!" - Teddi B.
"It was a great experience. I appreciated how not only did you put safety first with the kids, but your team educated the parents ahead of time when there would be stoppage so it would stay safe. Elijah had a great time and can't wait to do it again." - Mara C